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Pope's decision
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Benedict XVI's move delights the Anglicans 'Pope's decision beyond our wildest dreams, Perth TAC Bishop tells The Record
Bishop Harry Entwistle, the Traditional Anglican Communion's Bishop for Western Australia.
BY ANTHONY BARICH AND ROBERT HIINI PERTH Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) Bishop Harry Entwistle would be happy to serve as a priest under the new provisions set out on October 20 by the Vatican. The prelate, who is married with two children aged 34 and 37, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's establishment of a structure for Anglicans who wish to be in full corporate
communion with the Holy See was "beyond the wildest dreams" of the TAC, believed to number approximately 400,000 worldwide. The structure to be created by Pope Benedict is an Ordinariate, something like a diocese without geographical boundaries which exists wherever its members and clergy are. One Ordinariate already exists in Australia. The Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate is led by Bishop Max Davis in Canberra and its clergy minister to Catholics in all branches of the armed forces. The Anglican Ordinariate in the Catholic Church would be headed by 'Ordinaries,' almost certainly Bishops. Bishops of the Ordinariate will not be married under Pope Benedict's structure. Please turn to Vista 2 A moment of grace : John Heard Page 13 Benedict's audacity - Vista 1
Lawrence to give Mercy talk
Sculptor Gerry Darwin, a parishioner of St Francis Xavier Parish in Armadale, works on his latest creation, the Stations of the Cross, for St Mary's Cathedral. The face of Mary in this station is taken from his wife, Bridget. PHOTOS: ROBERT MINI
A finishing touch for...
NEW STATIONS A labour of love for a Perth sculptor has seen the faces of people in his life incorporated in new Stations of the Cross to be installed in St Mary's Cathedral
Catherine McAuley Oration to be delivered by founder of Emily's List, the ALP lobby established to promote legalised abortion BY ANTHONY BARICH National Reporter
and equal pay. In November 2003 Dr MERCYCARE, the Sisters of L awrence Mercy's health and community was elected not-for-profit arm, has invited President of high-profile legalised abor- the ALP after tion advocate and former WA shifting to Premier Dr Carmen Lawrence Federal polito deliver its annual Catherine tics in 1994 McAuley Oration at Mercy as Member Dr Lawrence Hospital, Mount Lawley at for Fremantle 7.30pm on November 12. and was appointed Minister for The Oration is named for Health and Human Services Catherine McAuley, the foun- and Minister assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women. dress of the Sisters of Mercy. Dr Maria Harries, Chair Dr Lawrence, the first woman Premier of WA, was a founder of of the MercyCare Board of Emily's List Australia, a network Governance, told The Record she formed specifically to increase had briefed Dr Lawrence on the the number of women Labor history of the Oration and the politicians who are willing to previous speakers, and asked her support legal abortion, childcare Please turn to Page 2
By ROBERT HHNI LocalAffairs
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hese are not Gerry Darwin's first Stations of the Cross but the sculptures that will be installed in St Mary's Cathedral for its December 8 opening are surely among his finest. While thousands of the Jesus is comforted by his mother and the other women in this photo of the same Faithful have seen his sculpstation shown above.
tures of John Paul 11 (1986) and Mother Teresa (1998) in St Mary's over the past two decades, his newest creations will be mounted on glass panels and displayed under large stained glass windows in the north and south transepts. The project, he says, is the 81 year old Lancashire native's swansong and utilises elements that he has made his own throughout his 60-year career. Mr Darwin was commissioned for the work by the Cathedral Committee just over a year ago and is currently adding the final touches to the traditional 14 Stations cast in reinforced resin after being moulded from clay originals. The artist has used reno vating polish to darken the crevices of each sculpture, bringing expression to the faces of the station's wellknown characters. He decided that, rather than trying to imagine what Please turn to Page 4